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“Of all the animals which fly in the air, walk on the land, or swim in the sea, from Paris to Peru, from Japan to Rome, the most foolish animal in my opinion is man.”

Men Humans Nature Walks Animal Opinion Air Sea Land Foolish Paris Japan Swim Rome Peru

Author:Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux

“Egoistical opinion that a man is the king of nature was created by the man himself, so he can justify his wrong decisions.”

Men Nature Decision Opinion He Man Kings Justify Egotistical Wrong Decision

Author:Ruben Papian

“If you are of the opinion that the contemplation of suicide is sufficient evidence of a poetic nature, do not forget that actions speak louder than words.”

Ifs Humor Action Funny Literature Speak Nature Forget Opinion Evidence Suicide Contemplation Sufficient Poetic Suicidal Actions Speak Louder Than Words Actions Speak Louder

Book:The Fran Lebowitz Reader

Source: The Fran Lebowitz Reader

“Men have an extraordinarily erroneous opinion of their position in nature; and the error is ineradicable.”

Men Nature Opinion Position Errors

Author:W. Somerset Maugham

“Time obliterates the fictions of opinion and confirms the decisions of nature.”

Science Time Nature Decision Fiction Opinion

Author:Marcus Tullius Cicero

“I would beg the wise and learned fathers (of the church) to consider with all diligence the difference which exists between matters of mere opinion and matters of demonstration. ... [I]t is not in the power of professors of the demonstrative sciences to alter their opinions at will, so as to be now of one way of thinking and now of another. ... [D]emonstrated conclusions about things in nature of the heavens, do not admit of being altered with the same ease as opinions to what is permissible or not, under a contract, mortgage, or bill of exchange.”

“My opinion is, that more harm than good is done by physicians; and I am convinced, that, had I left my patients to nature, instead of prescribing drugs, more would have been saved.”

Has Beens Done Science Left Nature Natural Opinion Drug Medicine Patient Harm Convinced Saved Physicians Prescribing

Author:Christoph Wilhelm Hufeland